Information brief | 2022
Role of Protected Areas in Climate Change Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation
There is general consensus that biodiversity loss and climate change are twin crises requiring integrated, comprehensive and holistic approaches… The creation of new Protected areas (PAs), the expansion of existing ones, protecting and establishing conservation corridors that connect PAs, and…
Story | 31 Oct, 2022
Policy recommendations for Plastic leakage reduction in Samoa proposed
Following the conclusion of the Waste audits and consolidation of recommendations from the Quantification, Policy Analysis and Economic Assessment work, the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project is now working on formulating proposed policy recommendations to improve the management of…
Story | 31 Oct, 2022
SeaSketch training: Enhancing technical skills to better manage Fiji’s ocean space
Fiji is currently in the process of designing and implementing a network of marine protected areas within its offshore ocean space. With ongoing efforts to collect more data to inform the final Marine Protected Area (MPA) design, IUCN together with Waitt Foundation and the University of…
News | 28 Oct, 2022
Deadline Approaching: Final Call for Submissions - Gender and Climate Award
The deadline to submit applications for the first Gender and Climate Award is fast approaching.
This is an important Opportunity to present your novel ideas and good work to get global recognition and award prize of the Pakistan’s first Gender and Climate Award.
IUCN event
Accelerating investments in SDG14 and the Sustainable Blue Economy
The ocean is at the crossroads of all major challenges facing humanity today, and climate change and biodiversity loss are no exception. It is a key to the sustainable world we must build as it ensures food security, human well-being, decent jobs, energy transition, a fruitful economy, healthy…
IUCN event
Nature for the Planet: Building a Net-zero, Nature-positive Future
This exclusive evening event, hosted by BirdLife International, Trillion Trees and IUCN, will feature global actors demonstrating the power of collaboration to accelerate progress towards a net-zero, nature-positive future by protecting and restoring the vital ecosystems that deliver concrete…
News | 31 Oct, 2022
A new report launched by the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA) marks the first comprehensive regional assessment of protected and conserved areas in the Pacific region.
Large event
IUCN at UN Climate Change Conference COP27
From 6 to 18 November, IUCN will participate in the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.